The P3GQA® certification offered is P3GP® (Project, Programme & Portfolio Governance Professional). A successful candidate may use the post nominal P3GP®.

Purpose of the P3GP® Certification

The purpose of the P3GP® certification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the P3G course work to design, implement and operate effective and efficient governance arrangements for a project or programme, or an entire change portfolio.

High Level Performance Definition of a Successful P3GP® Candidate

The candidate should understand the theory and key principles of P3G and how the theory and principles should be applied in practice. Specifically, the candidate should understand:

• The reasons for the different treatment of Change and Business as Usual governance structures in an organisation.
• The importance and treatment of accountability and empowerment within P3G.
• The accountabilities and major responsibilities of key governance roles.
• How to effectively separate project decision making and stakeholder management for a project or programme and why it should be done.
• How governance facilitates the alignment of investments with strategic objectives.
• The importance of the business case from a P3G perspective.
• How portfolio governance should drive investment outcomes.
• How to ensure the decision rights of various committees and decision makers are consistent and logical.
• The information requirements that support evidence-based decision making.

This course will benefit the following:

• Members of main boards and their sub-committees, company secretaries, and others who are responsible for governance across an organization
• Executive management team members, because they are invariably called upon to participate in P3G-related governance groups and undertake key P3G roles
• Assurance professionals and capability assessors, so that they can identify both effective and deficient governance arrangements and practices, thereby providing confidence to stakeholders
• Project, programme and portfolio managers who rely on effective governance to be successful in their roles
• Executives accountable for project and programme outcomes, including project sponsors and senior responsible owners (SROs) (and delegated project sponsors and SROs), because they need to understand their roles and accountabilities and what effective governance looks like to ensure that their projects and programmes are properly governed
• Project, programme and portfolio management offices (PMOs) and their staff. They play a decision support role and so need to be aware of what constitutes effective and efficient P3G; they need to be able to identify deficiencies and/or opportunities and know how to address them. They may also be called upon to design or provide assurance of governance arrangements
• Those wishing to train others in P3G (Project Programme and Portfolio Governance)

The P3GP® exam is comprised of 50 multiple choice questions covering some or all of the areas addressed by the course/the P3G Guide book.

• The multiple choice questions will be worth two points each.
• The exam duration is 90 minutes. The exam is online & proctored.
• The passing rate is 50% for regular P3GP® candidates & a minimum of 66% for Authorised Trainers.
• There are mock-exams available
• For in-person events, candidates can opt out to take the exam at the end of the course

An introduction to P3G

This section of the course introduces the concept of P3G and explains its benefits. It also discusses the relationship between P3G and corporate governance. It then provides a basic understanding of projects, programmes and portfolios necessary to enable a a study of their governance and goes on to define P3G and discuss its fundamental components.

Case Studies

Multiple governance case studies will be discussed during the course.

Application of the principles: Implementation

This section of the course focuses on the implementation of the principles. It addresses scaling governance to fit the needs of projects and programmes with differing risk profiles, how to establish new or enhanced P3G arrangements, and matters to be aware of to ensure effective operation of the arrangements.

It also addresses practices and behaviours that impact board performance. It deals with the implementation of P3G within agile environments and also discusses the concept of P3G maturity.